The employee holding the flower decoration in her hand awkwardly smiled as if embarrassed.
“I’m sorry, what should I do?”
“Give me the same one again.”
“There’s nothing else left in the store. If it’s okay, would you like me to get it from another store and send it to your place?”
“How long will it take?”
Eun-su, who was standing behind, asked.
The employee checked the laptop monitor and covered the back of her neck with her hand. Seeing her inability to speak clearly, it seemed that the shoes wouldn’t be readily available.
“It seems like we need to fetch it from the Changwon department store. If so, you should consider at least three days or up to a week.”
Eun-su hesitated.
Among the things she saw when entering the store, the shoes were the first to catch her eye. So, she wasn’t interested in other shoes. It wasn’t urgent, and strangely, she didn’t feel like waiting.
Hyuk-joo also seemed to share the same thoughts, pulling his chin in contemplation. After tilting his head for a moment, he said to Eun-su standing next to him,
“How about getting it delivered?”
“Just take it with us.”
“The decoration fell off.”
“I think I can attach it again.”
Since it was a shoe shaped like socks, the fabric wasn’t thick, so she thought she could easily sew it back with a simple stitch.
“We can’t sell damaged items like this.”
The employee who had been listening to the conversation raised her head with an awkward expression and continued speaking.
“I’ll request it as soon as possible, so please go with a new item.”
“I want to take it today.”
Eun-su said with a bright smile, assuring them it was okay.
“If the boss finds out, he’ll scold us…”
“Please hurry.”
“Then I’ll include two pairs of socks as a bonus.”
The employee took out two pretty socks from the storage.
Even after leaving the store with the packaged shoes, Hyuk-joo’s expression was stiff. He seemed dissatisfied with Eun-su’s decision to insist on taking the shoes, despite the missing decoration.
Watching him drive expressionlessly, Eun-su sighed briefly.
“Pregnant women should have peace of mind, but if you look so uncomfortable, what can I do…”
She picked up a water bottle from the car cup holder. Trying to open the lid, Hyuk-joo’s hand grabbed the water bottle.
“Eat a new one.”
“Isn’t this what you were drinking?”
“Yeah, but it’s been left with the lid off for a few hours.”
“Well, it’s not like the water has gone bad because of that.”
“It’s something you don’t know.”
Talking in a firm tone, Hyuk-joo momentarily stopped the car and went into the convenience store seen on the side of the road. A short while later, he came out of the convenience store holding several bottles of water in his hand.
As soon as he got back in the car, Hyuk-joo opened the cap of the water bottle and handed it to Eun-su.
“Drink.”
The water Hyuk-joo gave wasn’t cold. Eun-su wondered if he had brought it from the convenience store refrigerator. She tilted her head, and as she drank the water from the bottle, Hyuk-joo said,
“I was worried it might be too cold, so I asked for one from outside. And this is something you often drink, so I bought it.”
Hyuk-joo placed rooibos tea in the car cup holder.
Seeing him drive again, Eun-su’s lips curled slightly upward.
Was he always such a considerate and thoughtful person?
Suddenly, the words of the landlady about Hyuk-joo being a deeply thoughtful person came to mind.
I wonder if he’s going to reveal the feelings he had kept deep inside now.
His affectionate appearance was awkward but nice.
“Can you sew?”
Hyuk-joo, who had stopped the car momentarily at a red light, asked with furrowed brows. Throughout the conversation about Eun-su sewing back the fallen decoration on the shoes, he seemed to be pondering it.
“I’m not good at it, but I can do it.”
“What if you get pricked by the needle or something?”
Hyuk-joo let out a subdued sigh as if worried.
“My skills are not so bad that I need to worry to that extent.”
“It’s not about the skill; it’s about getting hurt.”
“Hyuk-joo, sir.”
Eun-su furrowed her eyebrows.
Responding to Eun-su’s serious tone calling his name, Hyuk-joo turned his head. His eyes seemed to say he didn’t understand suddenly why she was acting this way.
Eun-su suppressed her laughter that was about to burst out and spoke.
“Don’t say things like that anywhere else.”
“Why?”
“If you talk about possibly getting hurt while sewing, people might think it’s weird.”
“Even pricking a needle can cause injury.”
“…”
“I just don’t want you to get hurt.”
Staring at Eun-su with a serious gaze, Hyuk-joo realized that the traffic light had changed as the horn of the car behind them sounded.
Watching him drive again, Eun-su thought that she shouldn’t get even a small wound in the future.
“You don’t need to worry that much; I’m not so sloppy. And, my mom is really good at embroidery.”
“Your mom?”
“Yes. When I was sick as a child, my mom always took care of me and did embroidery. From cross-stitch to French embroidery.”
“It’s the first time I’ve heard that.”
Male lead is a clingy little husband
One-line summary: The male lead is initially an arrogant, noble, love-deprived brat, later a cute, clingy, scheming little jealous one.
Introduction:
One day, Lu Yuner’s soul transmigrates into a female-dominant world. She enters the Imperial Academy and takes up the position of a doctoral instructor, teaching classes and grading schoolwork.
One day, she encounters the young prince Su Qingwan secretly skipping class from the male academy.
As a result, Su Qingwan is punished.
From then on, Su Qingwan sees Lu Yuner as a “thorn in his side”.
But before long, this “thorn” becomes the person he cherishes most, and he goes to great lengths to win Lu Yuner’s affection.
Mini scene 1:
One day, the sun is high in the sky but Su Qingwan still hasn’t gotten up for class.
Servant Xiaoyuan: “Young prince, it’s time for class. You’ll be late otherwise.”
Su Qingwan says arrogantly: “I’m not going. I am the esteemed prince, my status is so noble, why should I suffer this hardship? Besides, isn’t learning all this just to please women? Hmph, they’re not worthy!”
Mini scene 2:
After Su Qingwan falls for someone, he completely changes. He no longer skips class and diligently learns how to be a good husband and father. But he discovers that Sister Yuner is always surrounded by admirers.
Drunk and overcome with jealousy one day, he clings to Lu Yuner, crying beautifully like a pear blossom in the rain.
Su Qingwan: “Qingwan likes Sister Yuner.”
Lu Yuner: “Young prince, you’re drunk.”
Su Qingwan: “Qingwan isn’t drunk. Qingwan likes Sister Yuner, likes you so much, likes you to bits…” Before he can finish, Lu Yuner’s eyes flash with emotion and she leans in closer.
[Reading Guide]
1. The female lead is gentle, gracious, humble and polite but not weak. The male lead is initially an arrogant, noble, love-deprived brat, later a cute, clingy, scheming little jealous one.
2. 1v1, a bit torturous in the beginning but definitely sweet later on.
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